Unofficial election results coming in for Guam, Palau, CNMI
Unofficial results have started coming in from elections in Palau, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
TMC Palau has shared unofficial result showing that Surangel...
Fiji demands action at COP16: “Deliver hope or create regret”
Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change, Dr Sivendra Michael, issued a clear call last week for global accountability at the biodiversity...
The role of the media as defenders of democracy, more crucial now than ever...
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) has echoed the calls of the Palau Media Council (PMC) and the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) to uphold...
Green energy shift must also bring prosperity and equality: UN deputy chief
The international community must ensure that the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy is equitable, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on...
Palau, U.S security ally in Pacific, holds election
The Pacific Islands nation of Palau, important to the U.S military amid tensions with China, and among a dozen allies of Taiwan, holds a...
Pacific push sees UN launch first nuclear war impact study in 35 years
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favor of an independent scientific panel to report on the physical and societal consequences of...
‘Like Origin’: Kangaroos vow not to be bullied by Tongan pack
Kangaroos forwards have vowed not to be “bullied” by Tonga’s powerhouse pack as they prepare for Australia’s first Test in Sydney for seven years...
COP16: Landmark biodiversity agreements adopted
The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded on the weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever agreements on nature’s...
PFF – Defamation case in Palau seen as ‘kneejerk’ response and threat to transparency
The Paciic Freedom Forum, PFF, is concerned that a defamation suit taken by the nation's largest private sector employer against the national newspaper, Island...
Palau newspaper sued by president’s family company ahead of general election
Palau’s largest newspaper is being sued for defamation by the company of President Surangel Whipps Jr’s father, just days ahead of general elections in...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...